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Kalao
Kalaotoa
Native to Indonesia
Region Sulawesi
Native speakers
(500 cited 1989) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kly
Glottolog kala1394
ELP Kalao

Kalao, or Kalaotoa, is an Austronesian language of Kalao Island, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Wotu–Wolio branch of the Celebic subgroup. [2] [3]

References

  1. ^ Kalao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Donohue, Mark. (2004). "The pretenders to the Muna-Buton group." In Bowden, J. and Himmelmann, N. (eds.). Papers in Austronesian subgrouping and dialectology, pp. 21-36. Canberra: Australian National University. (Pacific Linguistics 563)
  3. ^ Mead, David. (2003). "Evidence for a Celebic supergroup." In Lynch, John (ed.). Issues in Austronesian historical phonology, pp. 115-141. Canberra: Australian National University. (Pacific Linguistics 550)